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Edited on Wed Aug-12-09 01:57 PM by tclambert
GM bases the claim on advance EPA guidelines they will use to evaluate hybrid cars in the future. The guidelines are subject to change, but when the Volt comes out late next year, the EPA sticker will very likely have a triple digit number on it.
But miles per gallon doesn't make much sense for the Chevy Volt. You'll get 40 miles on pure electric before you ever need a drop of gasoline. If you only commute to your job 5 miles from home, and charge your Volt every night, you may never need any gasoline . . . ever. And a fill-up on electricity is supposed to cost about 40 CENTS (not dollars).
However, if you live 40 miles from work, you will burn gasoline on the way home every day. And if you take a long, long trip, your energy will come mostly from burning gasoline. It should still get good mileage, 50-ish, 60-ish, maybe.
So here's a weird thing. This car may have a LOWER mpg rating for highway driving than for city driving.
(edit for spelling)
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